Word

recognition, n.
(recognitions)
freq. cnt. 20

the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10

acknowledgement acknowledgment recognition

sample sentences

"the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"
"she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

acknowledge acknowledge

semantic pointers

attribute

acknowledged unacknowledged

hypernym

acceptance

the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

identification recognition

sample sentences

"a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces"
"experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

recognize

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

identify

semantic pointers

hypernym

memory, remembering

hyponym

identity speaker identification, talker identification

coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

realisation realization recognition

sample sentences

"a growing realization of the risk involved"
"a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"
"increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

realize realize

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

realise realise

semantic pointers

hypernym

understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy

approval
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1

credit recognition

sample sentences

"give her recognition for trying"
"he was given credit for his work"
"give her credit for trying"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

credit

semantic pointers

hypernym

approval, commendation

hyponym

memorial, commemoration, remembrance standing ovation, ovation salute, salutation

designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body
<noun.act>

recognition

sample sentences

"he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman"

semantic pointers

hypernym

appointment, assignment, designation, naming

an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid
<noun.cognition>

recognition

sample sentences

"the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States"

semantic pointers

hypernym

acceptance, credence

the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country
<noun.communication>

recognition

sample sentences

"territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991"

semantic pointers

hypernym

diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations

(biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape
<noun.phenomenon>

recognition

sample sentences

"molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities"

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

biology, biological science

hypernym

organic phenomenon